Fraud Blog

Payroll Fraud Payroll fraud occurs nearly twice as often in small organizations with less than 100 employees than in large companies. The average instance of payroll fraud lasts about 30 months. This occurs because many business owners do not take time to review the payroll ledgers. All to often the person entering in the new hires… Read More »

Dealing with complex financial issues, identifying fraud or tracing assets, can be a daunting task when handling legal matters for a client. For many attorneys, retaining the services of a forensic accounting expert is an integral part of resolving the financial aspect of a legal battle or investigating a fraud claim. Forensic accounting experts… Read More »

Expense Fraud is Costly but Preventable It is just a few dollars here and there, right? An employee may take a carefree stance on the use of the company credit card or expense reimbursement policy. The reality is, expense fraud is very common within organizations of all sizes. The median impact of each fraudulent expense… Read More »

Statement Analysis as a Pre-employment Screening Tool Most people have probably heard of handwriting analysis, but many aren’t familiar with the process of Statement Analysis for pre-employment purposes. Statement Analysis is an advanced investigative technique administered to guide employers during the selection and hiring process. Since 53% of all job applications contain inaccurate information and… Read More »

What is Lapping? Lapping is an asset misappropriations fraud scheme and is one of the most common methods of concealing receivables skimming. Lapping is the fraudster’s version of “robbing Peter to pay Paul”. It is the extraction of money from one account to cover shortages in another account. For example, customer A’s payment comes in and… Read More »

Fraud Awareness Tip of the Week Corruption fraud schemes account for 33% of all workplace fraud and the average fraud loss due to organizations is $200,000. Industries such as construction, manufacturing, financial and professional services are more susceptible to this type of fraud and far exceed these statistics. Most corruption fraud schemes occur outside the… Read More »

Billing Fraud Schemes Fraud of any nature can quickly drain company profitability. Billing schemes account for 28.7% of all fraud and is one of the more common types of schemes we see in organizations. In smaller organizations, billing schemes are easy to pull off due to the lack of separation of duties or management oversight.… Read More »

International Fraud Awareness Week is November 16 – 22, 2014 Employee theft and fraud plagues all organizations, regardless of industry and size. What is unfortunate is that most companies do not take the time to implement preventative and detective strategies to protect the bottom line from these kinds of losses. It’s not a matter of… Read More »

Are You Hiring Ethical Employees? When discussing interview techniques I often get asked, what’s the difference between assumptive and behavioral interviewing. Most interviewers use the behavioral based interview style. When looking to assess a persons integrity, their background and overall character, I recommend using more of an assumptive based interview approach to get closer to… Read More »

Society enforces rules for children, citizens via laws and in the world of sports. The same applies to the business culture. Most of us would agree those in power need to “walk the walk” and set the tone, maintaining integrity and moral values. Strong global brands, for example Coca Cola, have instituted a 50+ page… Read More »